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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank Senator Fitzpatrick for raising this issue. It is a matter that everybody will understand and appreciate, especially in light of activities in the marketplace that we have seen in recent times. The Government is committed to improving the supply of housing and affordability for first-time buyers. It has already brought forward significant measures in the Affordable Housing Bill...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: I will deal very briefly with the taxation situation because it has been mentioned. Real estate investment trusts, REITs, which I mentioned earlier, are companies and are obliged under the legislation to distribute 85% of their earnings every year. A standard 25% withholding tax is levied on that. That is twice the rate of corporation tax which companies pay. Some people believe these...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a driver test will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (11 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) has not been accepted with CAMHS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24525/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (6 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE can negotiate that all health workers working in vaccination centres should not pay parking fees which are very pricy in some areas for the full days they are in situ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment will be made to those persons who examined and marked the LCVP candidates' portfolios for the 2021 leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 May 2021)

Seán Fleming: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a job advertisement for a position is confined to internal candidates (details supplied) and no candidates with relevant experience from outside are eligible to apply; his views on whether this is in the best interest of the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Ryan, I thank Senator Fitzpatrick for raising this matter and will report her remarks directly back to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, if I do not get to cover them all in the short time available. The Government is acutely aware of the difficult situation facing the taxi and small public service vehicle, SPSV, industry. Yesterday, the Minister, Deputy Ryan, met...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: In response to the Senator's two specific requests, I assure her that I will speak directly to the Minister about meeting taxi driver representatives. The Senator mentioned members of the Government parties as well. She also mentioned the issue of extending the rule that requires vehicles be replaced every ten years. I understand, and I am subject to correction, that it is in place for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Compliance (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. The proposal is as follows: "The need for the Minister for Finance to examine the feasibility of a legislative change to allow children to take out life cover in respect of their parents for the specific purpose of paying inheritance tax after the death of the parent(s)." I might come back to some of the other points the Senator has raised in my...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Compliance (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for his remarks. I understand the issue of insurable interest is fundamental to every insurance policy and it is not easy to get over the situation of people taking out an insurance policy unless they can prove that they have interest in the policy. That is one issue. I take on board the Senator's second point completely. If it is payable to the estate, I would be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I want to include the wording of the actual motion in the Official Report so people will be absolutely clear what I am replying to.The matter the Senator submitted asked if the Minister for Finance "would consider changing the rates of 'taxes on mobility' such as stamp duty and inheritance tax, which disincentivise downsizing and make moving house...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (30 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: I thank the Senator for his remarks. The gist of what I said referred to people who were downsizing, as mentioned by the Senator. I took that to mean parents who were selling a house and downsizing to a smaller house. The Senator raised the example of people in an apartment, perhaps an expensive one, who want to sell it and move on to more suitable accommodation. That is a point I did not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a spouse who has worked on the family farm for all of their life equally with their husband but has not been credited with payments to allow them obtain an old age (contributory) pension; the circumstances in which a person who is not yet at pension age can arrange for payments in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding requests for appeals in respect of the restart grant scheme that was introduced for Covid-19 when the closing date was brought in abruptly without giving proper notice to potential applicants; the funding that has been provided by his Department to local authorities in respect of appeals; the amount paid by...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 557. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the competition for temporary clerical officers in the public service that was announced in 2020; the progress in relation to this competition; the number of applicants for same; the number of persons who passed the appropriate test; the number that have been called for an interview and appointed to positions to date;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the process of statutory recognition for competent architectural technology professionals to provide assigned and design certifier functions in line with other statutory registers defined in the Building Control Act 2007 and the progress of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the in-person supplementary programme for children with special educational needs in view of the fact that it might be difficult during the Covid-19 situation to have this supplied in homes; the alternative arrangements that can be put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to teachers who are in the high-risk category and have received their vaccination and wish to return to work if Medmark does not take the vaccine into account in the context of its back-to-work strategy for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20444/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Local Employment Service (21 Apr 2021)

Seán Fleming: 1119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will receive a response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18593/21]